My T18

[floody]

National code of practice, will eventually supersede vehicle standards in a lot of states if govco get their way. But one good thing is it only requires the same size brakes as fitted to the donor car (early ls400 brakes would easy fit under 15s), and for unibody cars the max engine capacity in cc is 4x vehicle weight in kg. So T18s are 984kg, 1uz is 3996cc/4 =992kg min weight for the motor. So close!

I don't know if QLD have signed on yet? Heard they were going to this year. Downside is it's the instrument which all the protests were about regarding 50mm maximum lowering etc.

[jakel]

Not going to be registered again will be stripped back inside and out on a rotisserie and whole shell painted inside, out and underneath.
Hoping for it to weigh about 900kg when done, but will be happy with sub 1T.

Picked up the donor car today, has all svc history since it was imported in 06 with only 46000kms on it now has 160k on it was serviced every 5000kms even had a homo grill custom made for $300.
Plan is to use as much out of the car as possible from radiator and throttle cable to possibly even the fuel tank and fuel pumps ect, so should work out pretty cheap, will be getting a full cage as well should be a very well setup car when done.

[jakel]

SOO got defected minor roadside 1 point $100 and if I want to drive it on road still have to take it to transport (yeah right!)
So just said I am going to deregister it tomorrow, was going to do it next weekend but have to do it tomorrow now haha. Drove it with no interior, dash and sills @70mm for the last few months.
Not too fussed really new it would happen one day.

[4drs1seat]

bummer. it's nice to make the decision on your own terms though. also nice to be able to go for street test drives too.

sounds like this thing will be an awesome build. i'll be staying tuned!

[jakel]

So lexus is getting there pulled out most of loom under dash and starting to pull engine and box out, all that and then pulling off other stuff off the car to sell but might end up getting a free engine loom and ecu might even get money back

T18 is nearly all pulled apart only diff engine suspension and diff is left to pull out.

Oh ye loosing my license by the 31st too should be able to get license for work though so not too bad, learned my lesson.

[Jacobxxx]

Should definitely pull that diff out hahaha.

[jakel]

Soon maybe...

[jakel]

Engine in lexus should be out tomorrow hopefully. Loosing license soon so will have plenty of time on the weekend now to work on the car, going to go have a look at gearbox and bellhouseing soon can't remember what brand but is close ratio gearbox with 1:1 5th gear bellhouseing, box, flywheel, and 2 clutches for about $2500 I think which doesn't sound too bad for what it is and should work out to be the most expensive part of the conversion.

Anyone know where I can get some roll cage tube and get it bent up for cheap in brisbane? all I need bent is front legs, window bar and rear hoop the rest of the cage I can build myself, got a quote from bond cages down south for about $1500 for whole cage shipped but I think I could do it cheaper by just getting those items bent up and finish everything else myself.

Also got some new wheels they are 14x7 -5 and 14x7.5 -15 SSR fins, 7.5's should fit mint in front with the amount of camber and a slight roll and rears should be good enough fitment for skid wheels Will get some more nice looking skid wheels later on after conversion is done.

Oh also forgot am swapping my front AE86 JDM brakes for a RX7 setup the AJPS type so I can hopefully fit my 14's under them

[jakel]

Pulled engine out of the lexus today was quite easy, how do people normally trick an auto ECU into thinking its in neutral? I have got the engine loom off fine, just need to find out if I need any of the body loom as well? Only needs to start and run, will be put behind manual box.

Nearly all of sound deadening out of interior, thinking of painting it the original beige as well not sure yet either that or white again not going to be show car quality but will be decent. Thinking of getting car soda blasted instead of sanding everything, only had one quote so far was $1600 for inside and out but not including underside of floorpan.

[jakel]

Beginning







Wheel phase







Sitting high and mighty like a proud 4x4



Fail quad lights





13"s











Lowered it a bit more







drove it with interior like this for ages haha



Tryed flares with bigger tyres, meh...



Here are a few more current pictures







going different colour though was only just over an hours work haha





before



random side pic



midway through blasting thought I would have a play in the sand pit
(note the footprints and obvious lack of safety equipment used at home



nearly done blasting



only stitch welding suspension points, obviously quality welding





Cut out spare wheel well



Done blasting and painted



Some sliding









Soon this will be the T18 engine bay



And last of all where it started just before I picked her up






This is just a tase of all this pictures I have although these are probably the only ones worth looking at haha.